No. 9 TCU Falls to No. 6 Florida State, 2-0

Sunday, August 20

Fort Worth, Texas

7 p.m.

TCU

1-1-0, 0-0-0

Florida State

2-0-0, 0-0-0

Florida St.

TCU

No. 9 TCU Falls to No. 6 Florida State, 2-0

8/20/2023 10:14:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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TCU outshot Florida State in the match

FORT WORTH – No. 9 TCU fell 2-0 to No. 6 Florida State Sunday night at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium. Seven Castain led the team with three shots and Lauren Kellett collected one save.

The Rundown
The first half was an even battle as both teams tallied four shots. Early in the match, Lauren Memoly had a good look from distance, putting a shot on frame but the Florida State goalkeeper was in the right position to make the save.

Lauren Kellett came up huge with a diving stop in the 17^th minute to keep the contest scoreless.

In the second half, TCU was applying pressure in the attacking zone and had multiple quality looks at the net. The Horned Frogs outshot the Seminoles 5-4 in the half but couldn't find the back of the net.

In the 68^th minute, Memoly executed a slide tackle to win back possession from the Seminoles, creating a two-on-one attack that led to Gracie Brian just missing a shot to the right of the goal.

In the 70^th minute, Florida State took the lead after Taylor Huff scored from 25 yards out. Just over two minutes later, the Seminoles took advantage of another rush and Onyi Echegini scored to give the Seminoles a 2-0 lead.

Stat of the Game
9 – TCU outshot FSU, 9-8, including a 5-4 edge in the second half.

Quote of the Game
Head Coach Eric Bell
On the game tonight:
"The atmosphere was fantastic. We had a worthy opponent, we just didn't see the right side of the scoreboard tonight. I was really proud of the way that we battled, fought and competed. Obviously, we have some things to clean up from the soccer perspective, but credit to them for putting two goals by us. Congratulations to Florida State. We've got some work to do, but it's early in the season."

On the physicality of the game:
"I thought we did great handling it. I thought we represented ourselves and competed in a way that was commendable and good enough to win the game."

Notes
• TCU outshot its opponent for the second time this year.
• Brenna Brosam, Olivia Hasler, Gracie Brian and Grace Coppinger all played the entirety of the match.
• Seven Castain led the team with three shots.
• Lauren Memoly collected the lone shot on goal for the Horned Frogs.

Up Next:
With the loss, TCU falls to 1-1 on the season. The Horned Frogs will hit the road for the first time this season for another Top-10 battle as they head to State College, Penn. to face Penn State on Sunday. First touch against the Nittany Lions is set for Noon (CT). The contest will be televised on B1G+.